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Boundless: A Dark Fantasy Romance
I was born without wings in a world built for flight. That made me nothing. A shame. A threat.
Seventeen years of surviving the lowest tiers taught me one stay invisible, or die.
But then he saw me.
Malric—the warlord of the Bloodspine. A man whispered about in death-songs and fear. He should’ve let me bleed out in the snow. Instead, he took me into his mountain stronghold.
He hasn’t touched me. Hasn’t threatened me. He just watches—like he knows what I am.
Like he’s waiting.
Up here, silence is safety. Obedience is survival. But around him, the rules fracture. And if I can’t figure out why he keeps me alive—if I can’t protect the truth I’ve carried since I was six—I’ll lose more than my freedom.
I’ll lose the only safety I’ve ever known.
BOUNDLESS is a dark romantasy about trauma, blood magic, power, and survival.
-emotionally complex characters
-dangerous protectors
-sky kingdoms
-brutal class systems
-slow-burn obsession
-and a heroine learning that fear isn’t weakness—it’s proof she’s still alive.
Author’s Note: This book was revised and updated on Febuary 14, 2026 to address early feedback and improve clarity and continuity.
Seventeen years of surviving the lowest tiers taught me one stay invisible, or die.
But then he saw me.
Malric—the warlord of the Bloodspine. A man whispered about in death-songs and fear. He should’ve let me bleed out in the snow. Instead, he took me into his mountain stronghold.
He hasn’t touched me. Hasn’t threatened me. He just watches—like he knows what I am.
Like he’s waiting.
Up here, silence is safety. Obedience is survival. But around him, the rules fracture. And if I can’t figure out why he keeps me alive—if I can’t protect the truth I’ve carried since I was six—I’ll lose more than my freedom.
I’ll lose the only safety I’ve ever known.
BOUNDLESS is a dark romantasy about trauma, blood magic, power, and survival.
-emotionally complex characters
-dangerous protectors
-sky kingdoms
-brutal class systems
-slow-burn obsession
-and a heroine learning that fear isn’t weakness—it’s proof she’s still alive.
Author’s Note: This book was revised and updated on Febuary 14, 2026 to address early feedback and improve clarity and continuity.
- GenresFantasy
431 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 21, 2025
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February 25, 2026
don’t read this author!
One minute she’s changing out of the blue tonic and goes to training in the grey and the next comment is “the blue tonic catching the wind” I mean this author does this in every book! It’s like she writes the scene out of order and then just throws it together without proof reading. Did she take the blue off or leave it on?!
So many things like this happen it drives you mad! One second she has never done something before and the next chapter she’s done it so often since she was a kid she could do it blind! You can’t keep writing books if you can’t make up your damn mind !
I love the personality and commentary of the MC but I just can’t deal with the writing style. Sorry not happening again.
One minute she’s changing out of the blue tonic and goes to training in the grey and the next comment is “the blue tonic catching the wind” I mean this author does this in every book! It’s like she writes the scene out of order and then just throws it together without proof reading. Did she take the blue off or leave it on?!
So many things like this happen it drives you mad! One second she has never done something before and the next chapter she’s done it so often since she was a kid she could do it blind! You can’t keep writing books if you can’t make up your damn mind !
I love the personality and commentary of the MC but I just can’t deal with the writing style. Sorry not happening again.
March 3, 2026
Seventeen
Seventeen. Seventeen years on the run. Seventeen steps. Seventeen years old. This author wrote the word "seventeen" so many times that it became my own personal meme while reading.
Could be my autism *shrugs* but either way it kept taking me out of the story. I joked with my partner that it was either an inside joke or a bet on the part of the author.
That said, decent story. I couldn't decide if this was YA or not -- even though our Heroine is 22, it still felt geared towards a younger audience. Zero steam which surprised me, but wasn't really a downfall.
I recently discovered this author. I enjoyed Painted With Shadows, and I l-o-v-e-d LOVED House of Discord... This one, though, just wasn't for me.
Seventeen. Seventeen years on the run. Seventeen steps. Seventeen years old. This author wrote the word "seventeen" so many times that it became my own personal meme while reading.
Could be my autism *shrugs* but either way it kept taking me out of the story. I joked with my partner that it was either an inside joke or a bet on the part of the author.
That said, decent story. I couldn't decide if this was YA or not -- even though our Heroine is 22, it still felt geared towards a younger audience. Zero steam which surprised me, but wasn't really a downfall.
I recently discovered this author. I enjoyed Painted With Shadows, and I l-o-v-e-d LOVED House of Discord... This one, though, just wasn't for me.
February 4, 2026
Author forgets what's in her story.
Really terrible. Repeat of sentences 3 pages after the other. Also, in the middle of the book, chapter 13 or 15 i don't know there's this situation "Tahlon crosses his arms. "Does she know?" "She's known her whole life. You can see it in how she carries herself—she knows exactly what secret she's keeping." I turn away from them. "The question is whether she'll ever trust me enough to admit it.""
... she trusts him enough, she admitted "it" to him like, 4 chapters ago. Story doesn't makes sense and situations that happened are changed few chapters after.
Really terrible. Repeat of sentences 3 pages after the other. Also, in the middle of the book, chapter 13 or 15 i don't know there's this situation "Tahlon crosses his arms. "Does she know?" "She's known her whole life. You can see it in how she carries herself—she knows exactly what secret she's keeping." I turn away from them. "The question is whether she'll ever trust me enough to admit it.""
... she trusts him enough, she admitted "it" to him like, 4 chapters ago. Story doesn't makes sense and situations that happened are changed few chapters after.
November 21, 2025
There were a few sentences that were repeated. not sure if it's meant to be that way or not. Also, names...she never told her name yet everyone knows it.
ok, half way and can't finish it. it's all over the place. she's already told him about her heritage so why does he find confusion when she clearly said so.
I had a hard time following her dream bc it just didn't seem like a dream yet is. some different styles text would help.
I really want to finish it but I think editing/refining the story would good.
ok, half way and can't finish it. it's all over the place. she's already told him about her heritage so why does he find confusion when she clearly said so.
I had a hard time following her dream bc it just didn't seem like a dream yet is. some different styles text would help.
I really want to finish it but I think editing/refining the story would good.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 1, 2026
Another great one by Ryan, a slow burn dark fantasy of enemies to lovers. I would love to see this one be turned into a series, maybe even more standalones with Thalon and Arrie’s stories 👀
I would have given it five stars, but had to knock one off because the book had some flow issues. There were scenes that were repeats, but just written a bit differently. As if Ryan was trying to decide which direction they were going to take with certain twists. I honestly think that an Editor should go through it and then Ryan re-releases the book.
✨No cheating ✨No cliffhanger ✨Standalone
I would have given it five stars, but had to knock one off because the book had some flow issues. There were scenes that were repeats, but just written a bit differently. As if Ryan was trying to decide which direction they were going to take with certain twists. I honestly think that an Editor should go through it and then Ryan re-releases the book.
✨No cheating ✨No cliffhanger ✨Standalone
November 12, 2025
Surprisingly good..
The author did a great job on showing the emotions of the FMC and MMC with great chemistry development. The storyline flowed and the details background was realistic. The FMC was strong and a fighter. The best part was the storyline did not have any S.A. that other books these days includes. Enjoyed this book. Can't wait to read the next book from this talented author.
The author did a great job on showing the emotions of the FMC and MMC with great chemistry development. The storyline flowed and the details background was realistic. The FMC was strong and a fighter. The best part was the storyline did not have any S.A. that other books these days includes. Enjoyed this book. Can't wait to read the next book from this talented author.
February 25, 2026
Buckle up.
If I get to a point I'm rage reading a book I generally back off. Life is too short. Read what you like.
This is a fantasy book. It’s labeled a dark fantasy. I’m not sure why exactly. There’s nothing in it that really makes it a dark fantasy to the point that I read.
I got through 56% of the book and I had to DNF because I was rage reading. And it’s only 280 pages.
And now the reason that I was rage reading, and I did not finish:
It is a hot mess of continuity issues. This book has a compelling premise and compelling writing in many instances.
But so much of it has been chopped up and cut out for some reason that it caused horrible, I’ll say it again, horrible, continuity issues, and discrepancies. Like I said, I started rage reading because it was such a mess.
I’m not sure about the magic system because all they’ve talked about is his power to heal something to do with blood magic, and that he can kill from the inside out.
This book needs to be pulled, completely edited to fix all of the hot mess that it is.
Other comments:
I think it’s an age gap romance. No really has occurred at 56% so far but it’s supposed to be a romance. MMC seems to be much older than FMC. She is 23 years old and she notes that he has silver in his hair. I’m assuming that’s age but I don’t know for sure because she has silver hair. There’s actually no description of what she looks like, except a mention by someone else that she silver hair and blue eyes. There’s no description up to 56% of the book of what he looks like. It’s implied that she’s small. She says he’s large, she mentions silver in his dark hair, and then at another point, she intimates that he might have gray eyes, but I wasn’t for sure.
Compelling story, compelling FMC. Interestingly pragmatic MMC. Terrible terrible continuity issues. I don’t know who’s reading this book and rating it a four or five star read because it’s messy.
Fix your book.
If I get to a point I'm rage reading a book I generally back off. Life is too short. Read what you like.
This is a fantasy book. It’s labeled a dark fantasy. I’m not sure why exactly. There’s nothing in it that really makes it a dark fantasy to the point that I read.
I got through 56% of the book and I had to DNF because I was rage reading. And it’s only 280 pages.
And now the reason that I was rage reading, and I did not finish:
It is a hot mess of continuity issues. This book has a compelling premise and compelling writing in many instances.
But so much of it has been chopped up and cut out for some reason that it caused horrible, I’ll say it again, horrible, continuity issues, and discrepancies. Like I said, I started rage reading because it was such a mess.
I’m not sure about the magic system because all they’ve talked about is his power to heal something to do with blood magic, and that he can kill from the inside out.
This book needs to be pulled, completely edited to fix all of the hot mess that it is.
Other comments:
I think it’s an age gap romance. No really has occurred at 56% so far but it’s supposed to be a romance. MMC seems to be much older than FMC. She is 23 years old and she notes that he has silver in his hair. I’m assuming that’s age but I don’t know for sure because she has silver hair. There’s actually no description of what she looks like, except a mention by someone else that she silver hair and blue eyes. There’s no description up to 56% of the book of what he looks like. It’s implied that she’s small. She says he’s large, she mentions silver in his dark hair, and then at another point, she intimates that he might have gray eyes, but I wasn’t for sure.
Compelling story, compelling FMC. Interestingly pragmatic MMC. Terrible terrible continuity issues. I don’t know who’s reading this book and rating it a four or five star read because it’s messy.
Fix your book.
August 9, 2025
really good read
There were parts of this I felt that were …repeated? I’m not an author or editor but at least twice I felt like a discovery was made… and then made again like 2 pages later. I also thought there was going to be something else more revealing about the mfc but nope…. Just that 1 info. Overall story was good. Maybe better edits or a rewrite later.
There were parts of this I felt that were …repeated? I’m not an author or editor but at least twice I felt like a discovery was made… and then made again like 2 pages later. I also thought there was going to be something else more revealing about the mfc but nope…. Just that 1 info. Overall story was good. Maybe better edits or a rewrite later.
August 15, 2025
Excellent
I am hooked on this author. The first book I read of hers was The Crowns Blade and it is outstanding. The banter was awesome. This book was another gem. I loved it. I now have another book boyfriend to add to my short list. This well written, great plot and storyline. I know there will be a book two. I can't wait for it.
I am hooked on this author. The first book I read of hers was The Crowns Blade and it is outstanding. The banter was awesome. This book was another gem. I loved it. I now have another book boyfriend to add to my short list. This well written, great plot and storyline. I know there will be a book two. I can't wait for it.
March 6, 2026
fantastic story
I read someone’s review and it led to me reading this book. The review led me to believe it was spicy, it wasn’t. But it was a great story which I loved. There were some inconsistencies with her siblings and their relationships. Half brother but share their mother’s eyes and have the same dad? That isn’t a half sibling. Other than that it was a great quick read.
I read someone’s review and it led to me reading this book. The review led me to believe it was spicy, it wasn’t. But it was a great story which I loved. There were some inconsistencies with her siblings and their relationships. Half brother but share their mother’s eyes and have the same dad? That isn’t a half sibling. Other than that it was a great quick read.
March 7, 2026
dnf at like 50%
literally every conversation they repeated themselves.
“same time tomorrow?”
“same time tomorrow”
“every morning?”
“every morning.”
“after training?”
“after training”
“no scars.”
“no scars.”
literally every page and sometimes multiple a page and i couldn’t handle it im sorry 😭
literally every conversation they repeated themselves.
“same time tomorrow?”
“same time tomorrow”
“every morning?”
“every morning.”
“after training?”
“after training”
“no scars.”
“no scars.”
literally every page and sometimes multiple a page and i couldn’t handle it im sorry 😭
February 20, 2026
meh
The premise was intriguing and it was well written, but the connection between the leads was poorly established and supported and the constant back and forth of their relationship honestly just confused me.
The premise was intriguing and it was well written, but the connection between the leads was poorly established and supported and the constant back and forth of their relationship honestly just confused me.
August 1, 2025
a little light
I really enjoyed this book because it shows you that there is light still in the darkness you just have to look for it.
I really enjoyed this book because it shows you that there is light still in the darkness you just have to look for it.
September 28, 2025
Captivating
Keep me wanting more. Haven't read any book lately that has held my attention. Will be waiting for more from Leah ryan
Keep me wanting more. Haven't read any book lately that has held my attention. Will be waiting for more from Leah ryan
February 22, 2026
:::2.5 rounded up:::
Good story with a lot of continuity lapses
March 3, 2026
4.25⭐️! I really enjoyed the storyline, but I would say this is closer to fantasy than fantasy romance! I don’t looove the miscommunication/secrets trope and that’s on me, still overall a good read!
March 16, 2026
Good story idea
Confusing details
Example: beginning of book you think Virelle is 17. Later you find out she's 23.
Are Virelle and Kaelen full siblings?
Confusing details
Example: beginning of book you think Virelle is 17. Later you find out she's 23.
Are Virelle and Kaelen full siblings?
February 28, 2026
I don’t think there’s enough world building to call this fantasy, can’t call it sci-fi either because there’s no mention of what the winged ones are, just that the majority of the world has wings. Like many others have said repetition, and continuity issues throughout. There was a note that the book has since been edited so I think I read the revised?? But still there are lots of holes. Unless this is going to be a series? There’s just too much left out.
i.e the implied but never confirmed full blooded winged younger brother that her mom apparently abandoned 20 years ago?! Orrrr is the implication that all 4 siblings have the same mother? In which case did she abandon 3 children to save the one that was wingless? Because a queen isn’t ever mentioned in the whole of the book…
i.e the implied but never confirmed full blooded winged younger brother that her mom apparently abandoned 20 years ago?! Orrrr is the implication that all 4 siblings have the same mother? In which case did she abandon 3 children to save the one that was wingless? Because a queen isn’t ever mentioned in the whole of the book…
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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